Talk:Gareth Hughes (politician)

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How can the word elected be used to describe a person obtaining a seat in parliament outside of an election? Surely to be elected as part of a party list a person must be on the list at the time of the election and gain the seat as part of that process, not afterwards by other list members leaving their seats? Frup (talk) 01:06, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for correcting this.  Schwede 66  02:49, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Because he was "...on the list at the time of the election..." and did "...gain the seat as part of that process...". The resignation of a senior member is part of the electoral system and is part of the process. Members are all elected as part of that process, so he was elected.Worik (talk) 00:00, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
 * From elections.co.nz "When a vacancy arises in the seat of a list Member of Parliament, the vacancy is filled by the Chief Electoral Officer declaring elected the next available member on the party’s list who remains a member of the party and is willing to be elected." (sorry, realise this is an old thread...) Mattlore (talk) 00:31, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

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